There is a universal phenomenon of the trickster, fool or clown, who is actually wise and using various techniques and tactics to teach others to open to enlightenment or advance spiritually. This is an important phenomenon for spiritual teaching manifesting in multiple religions.

Wavy Gravy, bowed but unbroken, walks into a deli-café in New York's SoHo, holding a fish on a leash. He's making the rounds in Manhattan, doing interviews to publicize a documentary -- about his life.